Video: Superintendent won't answer

The former San Ysidro schools superintendent is refusing to answer questions in a lawsuit that could cost the district $18 million, as district lawyers say his responses could be used against him in a criminal corruption case.

Manuel Paul, who was placed on paid leave after being indicted in January, refused to answer virtually every question during a deposition earlier this month.

“On the advice of my attorney, I assert my Fifth Amendment privilege and respectfully decline to answer,” Paul said again and again, reading from a statement.